Bengals' Vincent Rey dealing with ankle sprain

The Cincinnati Bengals should be without linebacker Vincent Rey for a short period of time after the veteran suffered an ankle sprain during Week 1 of the preseason.

Rey, who has been with the team since 2010, is once again expected to see a sizeable workload as the backup behind guys like Preston Brown.

For now, though, he’s confined to the dreaded scooter:

Vinny Rey, who Marvin Lewis said has an ankle sprain, has to ride the dreaded scooter for now, probably as a precaution to keep him off his feet. He was in the locker room earlier riding around with just tape on his ankle. No brace or cast.

A veteran like Rey won’t miss too much at this point of his career. What’s interesting is how motivated it should have undrafted players trying to make the final roster such as Chris Worley and Junior Joseph.

With Rey sidelined, coaches should get plenty of looks at Worley and Joseph, as well as budding mainstays like Hardy Nickerson Jr. and Brandon Bell.

The Bengals play again Saturday on the road against the Dallas Cowboys.